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Lopha mesenterica

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea mesenterica was named by Morton (1834). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lopha (Arctostrea) mesenterica by Bobkova (1961); it was recombined as Agorostrea mesenterica by Baird (1984); it was recombined as Lopha mesenterica by Jablonksi (2000); it was recombined as Agerostrea mesenterica by Aberhan (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. cordillerana, L. intricata, L. kindopeensis, L. marshi, L. plicatula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Ostrea mesenterica Morton
1941Ostrea mesenterica Stephenson
1961Lopha (Arctostrea) mesenterica Bobkova
1984Agorostrea mesenterica Baird
2000Lopha mesenterica Jablonksi
2002Ostrea mesenterica Kosnik
2010Agerostrea mesenterica Aberhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLophinaeVialov 1936
genusLophaRöding 1798
speciesmesenterica(Morton 1834)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Lopha mesenterica Morton 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Ostrea mesenterica (88610)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Ostrea mesenterica (4378 4379 4380)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Ostrea mesenterica (205408 205529)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Ostrea mesenterica (4254)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Ostrea mesenterica (4104 4107 4109 4110 4112 4113)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Ostrea mesenterica (4267)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Afghanistan Lopha mesenterica (186345)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Ostrea mesenterica (4377 4381)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Ostrea mesenterica (4132 4148 4161 4164 4167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Ostrea mesenterica (4178 4179 4180 4185 4186 4198 4213 4221 4228 4230 4233)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Ostrea mesenterica (4412 4424 4468 4472 4482 4491 4494 4496 4498 4506 4511 4516 4520 4522 5555 5556 5557 5558 5559 5560 5562 5563 5565 5566 5567 5568 5569)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Ostrea mesenterica (4366 4371 4373 4376)